David "Tank" Abbott

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Mixed Martial Arts Career

UFC Career

Abbott is a frequent participant in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of 2005 he has a record of 9-10 in that promotion. Abbott made his MMA debut in 1995 at UFC 6 in Casper, Wyoming. In his opening fight, he knocked out John Matua, who weighed 400 lbs¹, in 20 seconds². Later that night he fought Oleg Taktarov for over 17 minutes² before succumbing to a rear naked choke. Despite never winning a UFC title, Abbott achieved some popularity due in part to his displays of power and aggression. He also gained a degree of notoriety for his unothodox look and fighting style, more reminescent of a street fighter than a martial artist. Abbott is known for having a direct and blunt attitude in and out of the octagon, having been quoted as saying "I don't respect anybody, not even you" (to a UFC reporter who queried about whether he respects his opponents). Ultimate Fighting Championship is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts organization. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MMA may refer to: MacRobertson Miller Airlines, a Western Australian airline (1934-1980s). ... UFC is a TLA that can stand for Ultimate Fighting Championship Umeå FC This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Downtown Casper Casper is a city located in Natrona County, Wyoming. ... A veteran practitioner of Russian Sambo, Oleg is most remembered for his unflinching calmness during all aspects of fighting. ... The rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponents back. ... An octagon is a polygon that has eight sides. ...

PRIDE Career

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Pro-Wrestling Career

WCW Career

Abbott worked as a professional wrestler with World Championship Wrestling; initially he was brought in as an opponent for Goldberg, on the understanding he was a "legitimate" fighter, and could boost Goldberg's reputation. This feud never developed, and Abbott remained mostly a comedic wrestler, frequently being featured in segments with the boy band parody stable, 3 Count. The most success he had in his wrestling career was when he teamed with Rick Steiner to feud with Scott Steiner. WCW logo from 1999-2001. ... William Scott (Bill) Goldberg (born December 27, 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a former professional American football player turned pro wrestler, often promoted simply as Goldberg. ... A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... A boy band (American English) or boyband (British English) is a style of somewhat to mostly prefabricated pop group featuring between three and six young male singer/dancers, but normally five. ... In contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it. ... In professional wrestling, a stable is a group of wrestlers within a promotion who have a common element -- friendships, either real or storyline, a manager who manages all of them, or a common storyline, which puts them together as a unit (recent examples include Evolution, La Résistance, The Cabinet... Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore & Shane Helms. ... Rick Steiner Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City, Michigan), best known by his stage name Rick Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. ... Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29, 1962 in Bay City, Michigan), better known as Scott Steiner is an American professional wrestler who previously worked for World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand. ...

Physical abilities

• In 2003, Abbott performed a bench press using 600 pounds of weight. This was recorded on video. Technically, the press was improperly done because the barbell had bounced off Abbott's chest, alleviating part of the force needed to lift the weight up. Nonetheless, this level of weight is still significantly more than what most individuals can achieve.

Abbott's 600 pound benchpress

Abbott sitting up

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Footnotes

• Note 1: Sherdog.com [[1]]
• Note 2: Sherdog.com [[2]]